Independent media in Russia, Ukraine lose their funding with USAID freeze
Independent media in Russia and Ukraine have been critical of their governments and provide alternative reporting, but much ...
US aid cutoff poses new challenges to rights groups and independent media from Russia and Belarus
Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws ...
Russia designates Norwegian media outlet an 'undesirable organisation'
The office of Russia's Prosecutor General said on Friday it had designated The Barents Observer, a Norwegian media outlet, as ...
Ben Stiller denies receiving funding from USAID: 'These are lies coming from Russian media'
Ben Stiller has declared that social media posts making the rounds online, which allege that he used American tax dollars to ...
Founder of pro-Russian paramilitary group dies in explosion in Moscow
The founder of a pro-Russian militia group in eastern Ukraine, described by authorities in Kyiv as a “criminal mastermind”, ...
DOJ disbands foreign influence task force, unit tasked with seizing Russian oligarchs’ asset
Attorney General Pam Bondi disbanded a Biden-era initiative targeting Russian oligarchs as well as another designed to combat ...
Russia and Belarus cheer dismantling of USAID as rights groups voice concerns
Musk-led cuts to the US foreign aid agency have impacted rights groups, independent media, and election monitoring campaigns ...
Ukraine accuses Russia of staging bomb attacks on its draft offices
Ukraine accused Russian spies of orchestrating multiple bomb attacks on its draft offices, as officials reported a new ...
Russia opens criminal case over alleged assault involving British embassy employee
Russian police have opened a criminal investigation into an alleged assault on a freelance journalist by a person believed to be an employee of the British embassy, the Russian interior ministry said ...
Frozen US aid brings new challenges to groups hit by harsh crackdowns in Russia and Belarus
Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws ...
After the decision on USAID, layoffs began in the "opposition" media in Russia and Belarus
After the decision of the new US leadership to reduce the number and funding of USAID, layoffs began in Russian and ...
Russian singer who donated to Ukraine and called Putin an ‘idiot’ mysteriously falls to his death from a window
Vadim Stroykin, 58, plunged to his death from the 10th floor of his St. Petersburg apartment building on Wednesday after cops ...